A simple low-cost transducer for breath detection over 24 h in clinical cardiology

Author

Branca, F.P. ; Mastrantonio, F. ; Calcagnini, G. ; Cerutti, S.

Author_Institution

Dipartimento di Meccanica e Aeronaut., Rome Univ., Italy

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

20-23 Sep 1995

Firstpage

1575

Abstract

Describes a simple and cheap transducer for breath detection over 24 hour to be used together with Holter ECG monitoring, for heart rate variability studies. The proposed sensor is based on the strain measurements induced by the ribcage movements on an armonic steel beam. The metrological analysis of the transducer showed a good linearity, a low zero-drift, a low temperature drift and a satisfactory dynamic response

Keywords

biocontrol; biomechanics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; electrocardiography; patient monitoring; pneumodynamics; strain gauges; strain measurement; 24 h; Holter ECG monitoring; armonic steel beam; autonomic nervous system control; breath detection; cardiovascular system; cheap transducer; clinical cardiology; dynamic response; good linearity; heart rate variability; low temperature drift; low zero-drift; metrological analysis; ribcage movements; simple low-cost transducer; strain measurements; Electrocardiography; Heart rate detection; Heart rate measurement; Heart rate variability; Linearity; Steel; Strain measurement; Structural beams; Temperature sensors; Transducers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2475-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1995.579836

Filename

579836